Category: News
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QUT-UTokyo Graduate Student Workshop “Dewesternizing digital cultures: gender, agency and resistance in Asia”
On Friday, November 14, 2025, the Itatsu Lab, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (GSII), University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and Nguyen Do Doan Hanh, PhD Candidate at the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), will be organizing a graduate student workshop titled “Dewesternizing digital cultures: gender, agency and resistance in Asia“.…
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Presentation at the Men/Masculinity Research Society (男性/男性性研究会)
Lab member Amaël Cognacq will present at the 6th Open Seminar of the Japanese Men/Masculinity Research Society, to be held at Rikkyo University in Tokyo on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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Book Launch Event
On September 2, 2025, Asuka Ando and Yuko Itatsu will speak at a book launch event for Exploring gender from different perspectives: Thirteen lectures at the University of Tokyo (University of Tokyo Press, 2025). This event will be held online and in Japanese. Details can be found here:
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Oral Presentation at the 33rd MELTA International Conference
Lab member Shuyi Li presented at the 33rd MELTA International Conference, which was held at Brickfields Asia College in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The theme of this year’s conference was “The agentive ELT professional: Driving innovation and impact.”
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Oral Presentation at the 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Society of English for Research
Lab member Shuyi Li delivered an oral presentation at the 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Society of English for Research (J-SER). The conference was held on September 13, 2025, at Toyo University (Hakusan Campus) in Tokyo, Japan.
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Talk at the Japanese Association for College English Teachers
On September 2, 2025, Yuko Itatsu spoke about AI and language education at the Japanese Association for College English Teachers (JACET) held at Waseda University.
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UNU Symposium
On August 28, Yuko Itatsu gave a presentation entitled “The acceleration and deceleration of social justice: Future-oriented thoughts on AI and higher ed” at the symposium “Human-Centered Approach to AI in Higher Education: Knowledge Exchange Between Asia and Japan” organized by the United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies.
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Presentation at Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Annual Conference
Lab member Ginger Huang delivered an oral presentation at Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Annual Conference. The conference, themed “Leisure and social justice in changing and challenging times” was be held from July 8 to 10, 2025 by The York Business School in association with the Leisure Studies Association in York, UK.
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APEC Symposium
On August 5, 2025, Yuko Itatsu will speak about “the essentiality of women in digital transformation” at the APEC Economic Leader’s Meeting Commemorative Symposium “Sustainable Development and Women’s Economic Engagement.”
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Todai Week @Marunouchi
On July 31, 2025, Yuko Itatsu will speak about AI and cultural diversity at “Todai Week @Marunouchi 2025.”
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Presentation at JALTCALL 2025 Conference
Lab member Shuyi Li delivered a poster presentation at the 2025 JALTCALL Conference, which was held from July 18-20 at the Tokyo University of Science (Katsushika Campus).
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Inclusivity in technology
On July 16, 2025, Yuko Itatsu gave a presentation entitled “Aspects of inclusivity in technology: A case study of Dawn Cafe” at an international online forum called “Consciousness reassembled in the age of AI” organized by Dr Hyomin Kim at the Ulsan National Institute for Science and Technology.
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Book Review on Contemporary Internet Politics
Lab member Amaël Cognacq wrote a book review of Fujita Naoya’s book titled 現代ネット政治=文化論：AI、オルタナ右翼、ミソジニー、ゲーム、陰謀論、アイデンティティ. (Contemporary Internet Politics = Cultural Theory: AI, Alt-Right, Misogyny, Game, Conspiracy Theory, Identity). The book review was published on June 30, 2025, on the French academic journal Études japonaises. Link to the article: https://interfas.univ-tlse2.fr/etudes-japonaises/345 研究室メンバーのアマエル・コニャックが、藤田直哉著『現代ネット政治=文化論：AI、オルタナ右翼、ミソジニー、ゲーム、陰謀論、アイデンティティ』の書評を執筆しました。この書評は、2025年6月30日にフランスの学術誌「Études japonaises」に掲載されました。 記事へのリンク: https://interfas.univ-tlse2.fr/etudes-japonaises/345
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Presentation at the Men and Masculinities in Transition Conference
Lab member Amaël Cognacq presented at the Conference: “Men and Masculinities in Transition” hosted by the Department of Child and Youth Studies and the Gender Academy at Stockholm University, Sweden, in collaboration with the Nordic Association for Research on Men and Masculinity (NORMAS), from June 11 to 13, 2025.
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Intervention at the 2nd Forum on Asia-Pacific Development
On May 30, 2025, Amaël Cognacq participated as a guest speaker to a panel discussion on AI Culture and Cross-Cultural Dialogue in the Globalized Era at the 2nd Forum on Asia-Pacific Development, organized by the Carter Center.
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Presentation at JAFAE55 & JACET LP-SIG Joint Conference
On June 15, 2025, Shoko Moriya will speak as a panelist at the JointConference of the 55th National Conference of JAFAE (the Japanese Association for Asian Englishes) & JACET (the Japan Association ofCollege English Teachers) SIG on Language Policy.Details can be found here: https://jafae.org/en/jafae55/ 2025年6月15日、森谷祥子は、日本「アジア英語」学会 第55回全国大会 & JACET 言語政策SIG共同大会にて、パネル登壇いたします。詳細は：https://jafae.org/en/jafae55/
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Podcast on AI and Social Justice
Yuko Itatsu was interviewed for the podcast series “AI and Sustainability” produced by the United Nations University. The podcast episode can be found HERE. 板津木綿子は国連大学が制作しているポッドキャスト「AIとサステナビリティ」にてAIと社会正義について、インタビューを受けました。こちらのリンクから聞くことができます。
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TUV Rheinland Seminar
On May 12, Yuko Itatsu gave a lecture on the future of AI and its risks and benefits at the TÜV Rheinland Forum in Japan. 2025年5月11日、板津木綿子はテュフラインランド・ジャパン主催のフォーラムにてAIの便益とリスクについて講演を行いました。
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Miraikan Workshop
On May 11, 2025, Yuko Itatsu participated in a public workshop on AI ethics at Miraikan as a guest speaker. 2025年5月11日、板津木綿子は日本科学未来館主催のイベント「AIと暮らす未来、アリ？ ナシ？ みんなでジャッジ！」にてゲストスピーカーとして参加しました。 Details can be found HERE.詳細はこちら。
YUKO ITATSU LABORATORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO 